A study of on-orbit spacecraft failures

Acta Astronautica

Volumn 64, Issue 2-3, 2009, Pages 195-205

  Tafazoli, Mak ^a  

^a CANADIAN SPACE AGENCY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ORBITS;

EXPECTED LIFETIMES; FAILURE RECOVERIES; LESSONS LEARNED; MISSION LIFETIMES; SPACECRAFT SUBSYSTEMS;

SPACECRAFT;

EID: 56349119854     PISSN: 00945765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actaastro.2008.07.019     Document Type: Article

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